November 10, 2018 Word of the Day
crackles; crackled; crackling
The fire is crackling loudly in the fireplace.
Definition of CRACKLE
[no object]
: to make a series of short, sharp noises
The logs crackled in the fire.
The leaves crackled under our feet.
a crackling fire
— often used figuratively
The air crackled [=sparkled] with excitement as we prepared for the festival.
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